My first "fine furniture" project...

[Scott D Johnson]

I'm no Norm Abrahms, but here is my first attempt at fine furniture. It's my own "modified" design. It's 30" high x 15" deep x 36" long.
It's the first time I have successfully done "mortise and tenon" joinery. Also the first time I have done tapered legs. I am not completely pleased with the finish which is a "General Finishes Gel Stain".

[Corey Hallagan]

Excellent work! I think you did just great!

Corey

[Ron Jones near Indy]

Hi Scott,
Looks really good to me. What don't you like about the finish?:confused:

[Mike Cutler]

Nice lines Scott. Simple and clean. What are the actual materials involved? and what specifically don't you like about the finish?

[Al Willits]

Looks pretty nice from here..:)

Me thinks we may be our own worst enemy at times...:)

Looks close to the table I'm gonna build, hope mine turns out that well

Al

[Chris Barton]

This is a very nice piece Scott. Just remember, woodworkers are usually their own worst critic.

[lou sansone]

good first project. there is no substitute for time on the bench making projects. each one will get better

best wishes
lou

[Bruce Page]

Excellent work! I think you did just great!

Corey

Ditto! I wish my first piece looked that good!

[Bob Noles]

Scott,

You did a beautiful job and should be very proud of your accomplishment. There is nothing wrong with that finish the the camera eye shows.

Most excellent thru and thru!

[Scott D Johnson]

Even though it is an oil based finish, it seemed to "raise the grain", quite a bit.
I did not use any type of "sanding sealer", but perhaps I should have

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Scott........Excellent first project! As others have said, we are often our own worst critic. That being said when it comes to finishing .....it's as much art as science in my opinion. There are so many variables....Your project looks quite good....1st or otherwise! Keep on making 'em and posting 'em!

[Tom Hamilton]

Great piece, Scott. I hope you signed, dated and numbered the piece. Your grandchildren will be grateful.

Chippendale High Boy next?

Best regards, Tom

[Frankie Hunt]

Very nice!

[Ryan Lee]

Very similar to the first peice that I did. Very nice work. I gave mine to my sister for a wedding gift. Keep it up!

[John Miliunas]

I think it looks great, Scott! :) If you're after a glass-smooth surface with open grained wood like that, you'd need to use grain filler or put on about a gazillion coats of finish! :eek: Lots of folks actually prefer to feel the natural contours of the wood, so fear not...You done good! :) :cool:

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

Slender legs. Sexy.

[Von Bickley]

Scott,
Great work on the table. Small tables can be a lot of fun to build and there is always a need for another table.

[Bob Childress]

Way nice table! Love the legs, but then I always was a leg man:D

Finish looks great to me. As others have said, we are our own worst critics.:)

[Mike Hill]

I am not completely pleased with the finish which is a "General Finishes Gel Stain".

Scott: Really fine looking table. As you know, I struggled also with the finish. It's one of those items in the learning curve that just takes time and effort. How did you taper the legs? I did mine on a jointer and was happy with the effect.
Mike

[Scott D Johnson]

I cut them on the table saw (with a taper jig) and then cleaned them up on the jointer. I must say, I am very careful cutting them on the table saw. They are 1 1/2" tapered down to 3/4" on the two inside faces. Seems like it would take quite a few passes to do that on my 1hp JET jointer (I rarely take off more that 1/16" at a pass at the jointer. Maybe that is too conservative?). That would take 12 passes on each side of 4 legs (12 passes x 4 legs x 2 sides per leg = 96).

[Michael Adelong]

Wow... My jointer has been set at 1/32" since I bought it.

Michael